Online Courses for Teacher Certification

The Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology is excited to offer two online courses for teachers at the elementary and secondary levels seeking provincial teaching certification from the Ministère de léducation, du loisir et du sport

Please also note that the online courses offered below are available exclusively to teachers who have received written authorization from MELS to take these courses in order to receive provincial teaching certification at the elementary and secondary level.

• Courses Offered
• Course Descriptions
• How to Register - For New Students
• How to Register - For Current Students
• Contact

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Courses Offered

The online courses offered in the upcoming Winter 2010 semester, running from January 4th to April 14th, are:

EDPE 304 - Measurement and Evaluation (Section 720)

EDPI 309 - Exceptional Students (Section 720).

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Course Descriptions

EDPE 304 - Measurement and Evaluation - 3 credits

Educational & Counselling Psychology: The purposes of examinations. Causes of complaints about examinations. Equalizing means and dispersions in distribution of marks. Standardized scores. The percentile system. Essay and objective-type examinations. Taxonomies of educational objectives. Validity and reliability: item analysis.

Offered by: Educational & Counselling Psychology

EDPI 309 - Exceptional Students - 3 credits

Educational & Counselling Psychology (Inclusive): Evolution of special education to inclusive education; characteristics, teaching practices, and teachers' roles in inclusive classrooms. Overview of characteristics, causes, needs, and teaching strategies for students with each exceptionality, including students with intellectual, emotional, behavioral, sensory, physical and learning differences.

Offered by: Educational & Counselling Psychology

PLEASE NOTE: Space in these courses is limited. Applications will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

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How To Register - New Students

Registration for the online editions of these courses requires departmental approval and is only open to teachers seeking certification (at the elementary and/or secondary levels).

To Register

To be eligible to register, all new students must first submit an application to become a Special Student through the Centre for Continuing Education by submitting an application package which is comprised of the following items:

• Online Course Application Checklist Form [.pdf]
• Registration Form for Special Student Status [.pdf]
• Permanent Code Data Form [.pdf]
  For Quebec Resident Tuititon: Please be sure to bring the necessary residency documents (examples: Quebec driver's license, Medicare card, birth certificate, etc.)
  
• Attestation of Quebec Resident status for Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada [.pdf]
• Sworn Statement of Studies [.pdf]
  
• Copy of letter from the Ministère de l’éducation, du loisir et du sport listing courses/credits required for certification (supplied by the applicant).

The completed package must be submitted no later than December 1st, 2009 at 5PM. to:

Dean Thomson
McGill University
Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology
Faculty of Education 3700 McTavish, Room 614
Montreal, QC
H3A 1Y2

PLEASE NOTE: All Tuition and associated fees are the responsibility of the student, and are payable directly to McGill University.

Please make sure to sign and date all forms where necessary. The Centre for Continuing Education of McGill University will not process incomplete application packages, incorrectly filled out or unsigned forms, nor will the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology send these applications to the Centre for Contining Education for processing.

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How To Register - For Current Students

Students already studying at McGill University and registered as Continuing Education Special Students are asked to send an email to Dean Thomson with their name, student ID number, and course(s) they would like to be registered in.

Current students will also be asked to present a copy of the letter from the Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport listing courses/credits required for certification.

An email will follow during the week of November 16th, 2009, with instructions on how to register.

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Contact

Should you any questions or require assistance, please contact:
Dean Thomson via Email or Tel.: 514-398-4248.